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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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